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Farhan Akhtar: His initiative MARD (Men Against Rape And Discrimination) gained immense support from all quarters as soon as he launched it after the dreadful Delhi gang rape in 2012. The organisation engages young boys aged 15-16 in conversations about redefining masculinity in India. The Bollywood filmmaker and actor went on to become the first male ambassador for UN Women, which works towards gender equality. He’s also a part of the UN’s HeForShe campaign. He makes us truly proud.

Ryan Gosling: The dashing actor spoke up against a skewed mindset when his movie Blue Valentine was slammed for depicting a woman receiving oral sex. Ryan actor issued a statement that highlighted the core issue of this hypocritical discomfort associated with female pleasure. "The MPAA is okay supporting scenes that portray women in scenarios of sexual torture and violence for entertainment purposes, but they are trying to force us to look away from a scene that shows a woman in a sexual scenario, which is both complicit and complex. It's misogynistic in nature to try and control a woman's sexual presentation of self. I consider this an issue that is bigger than this film." He couldn't have summed it up better.

Ian Somerhalder: When Ian speaks about women's issues, you're bound to listen up. As part of the UK Women's Aid 'Real Man' campaign in 2011, the actor, of Vampire Diaries fame, explained what bothers him about issues like domestic violence. "I wanted to take part in this campaign because it’s so easy to forget the many women live their lives in fear because of domestic violence. Men have an important role to play in sending out the message that real men do not hurt or abuse their partners." Hear, hear.

Josheph Gordon-Levitt: The actor considers himself a feminist and he believes that his film Don Jon, in which he played a porn addict, had a very important message to share. On The Ellen Show, the actor said, " My mom brought me up to be a feminist. She would always point out to my brother and me that our culture does often portray women like objects... She wanted me and my brother to be aware of it because we see these images on TV, in the movies and on magazines all the time. And if you don't stop and think about it, it just sort of seeps into your brain and that becomes the way you perceive reality." Kudos to him to have understood what many fail to, despite awareness or education.

Ashton Kutcher: If you thought he's all good looks, then know that there's more to him. In an detailed interview in 2011, Ashton spoke out about the poor sex education imparted worldwide. "The male orgasm is actually right there and readily available to learn about because it's actually part of the reproductive cycle, but the female orgasm isn't really talked about in the education system. Part of that creates a place where women aren't empowered around their own sexuality and their own sexual selves, and from a purely entertainment point of view, to create a movie with a female lead that's empowered with her own sexuality is a powerful thing. And if we can give teenage people something to think about from a sex perspective, I would say it would be to open a conversation where women are empowered with their own sexual experiences from an educational level as well as an entertainment level."